This tutorial is my own creation, any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental.  I made it using PSP 7 but it should  work in other versions.

I wanted something with a more masculine look and decided on leather.  No outside filters are needed for this one.  It is all included in PSP.  It is fairly simple and fast to finish.  You can download the Mask and Gradient here.   Put the SPcurl.msk in PSP/Masks folder and the SPbeestripes.jgd in PSP/Gradients folder.

Right click and save image as .jpg.

You can move this arrow to mark your place in the tutorial so you don't get lost.

This grows very quickly so start small.   Open the graphic or select a 300x300 image of your choice.  Square images work best with this mask..   Use the eyedropper to select a light tan or brown color from the image.   It will darken so start light.  Set this color as your background color.

At the top, click on Image/Add Borders and set the border size as 70 with symmetrical checked so it will be added on all sides.  Use the magic wand tool and click on   the border.  You will see the marching ants around the border.  Go to the top again and select Effects/Textures/Fine Leather.  See below.

Click on Fine Leather and apply these settings.

Go to Effects/Inner Bevel and use these settings.  Deselect.

Now go to Layers/Add Raster Layer and then flood fill this layer with the background color you used on the border.  Apply the Fine Leather effect to this layer the same as the first..

Go to Masks/Load From Disk and select SPcurl.msk.  Now Masks/Delete and then click yes.  Go to Effects/Inner Bevel and apply the same inner bevel as before.  Now we will add a slight shadow.   Effects/Drop Shadow and use these settings.

Repeat the Drop Shadow with -1 on the settings.

Add a new Raster Layer.  Use the selections tool with the settings at Circle.  Draw a small circle near the top corner, not too close.  We are going to make a nail/screw/tack head kind of thingy.  Flood fill this circle with the SPbeestripe.grd. 

Apply the same Inner Bevel as before.  Now apply the same drop shadows as before, both the 1 and -1.

You now have your nail head (for lack of a better term).  Move it into the position you want if need be.  Duplicate this layer and then go to Images/Mirror.   Duplicate this layer and go to Images/Flip.  Duplicate this layer and go to Images/Mirror.  You should now have a nail head in each corner.

That's it!  You did it.  Now you can merge all flatten and don't forget to sign your name to your work.

Thanks Katie for testing this for me.  Check out more of Katie's beautiful creations HERE.

I hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial.   I would love to hear from you and see some of your creations.

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